See Chan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"links": [
[
"surname",
"surname"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/tʃæn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-æn"
}
],
"word": "Chan"
}
{
"categories": [
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms borrowed from Manipuri",
"English terms derived from Manipuri",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/æn",
"Rhymes:English/æn/1 syllable"
],
"etymology_number": 6,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mni",
"3": "ꯆꯥꯟ"
},
"expansion": "Manipuri ꯆꯥꯟ (chaan)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯟ (chaan).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Chan",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "Chanambam surname of Meitei origin"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of Chanambam surname of Meitei origin"
],
"links": [
[
"Chanambam",
"Chanambam#English"
],
[
"Meitei",
"Meitei"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "Chandam surname of Meitei origin"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of Chandam surname of Meitei origin"
],
"links": [
[
"Chandam",
"Chandam#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/tʃæn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-æn"
}
],
"word": "Chan"
}
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